Cyrosphere: Hidden Lives

by Deandre Dean

  She just met these people but she knew Victor briefly and knew he had a secret which she never got the opportunity to unravel. Lucy left shortly after that when Hannah pulled Ginger aside requesting she go for a walk with her.

  Ginger says, “Of course”.

  They walked along the shore.

  Hannah says, “I am going to finally reveal my big secret and the reason you have never been able to read my mind”.

  Ginger asks, “What is it drugs”?

  Ginger grins.

  Hannah says, “No, nothing like that. I am an angel”.

  That was absurd and she laughed at her when Ginger noticed that Hannah wasn’t laughing so asked was she serious. By her expression that question seemed dumb and wondered how she missed this.

  Ginger thought, “Wait, an angel? Angels are real so Ginger knew GOD was real and wanted to ask the only question that mattered to her at the moment. Could she contact her parents or Diego? She missed them profusely and wanted a precious moment to remember”.

  Ginger asks, “Can you contact the dead”?

  Hannah answers, “That wasn’t possible for her but for Ginger maybe. She has many powers and when the time was right all of them will be revealed at the appreciate time”.

  This pissed her off but wait Hannah was her lifelong friend so Ginger tried to stay calm.

  Ginger asks, “Wait Hannah you age and look human. How is that possible”?

  Hannah explained, “I can alter my appearance and age if I choose. It is nearly impossible to kill an angel. I am your guardian and will always watch over you but am leaving back to my plane of existence for further instructions from her boss”.

  Ginger asks, “Isn’t God your boss”?

  Hannah chuckled and said, “Yes in a sense like the president but I have other entities that govern our actions”.

  There was a lot for Ginger to process. She was about to face many obstacles and wasn’t sure if Feltus was after her.

  Hannah says, “I have faith in you and wouldn’t doubt that you will defeat him”.

  These words of encouragement were exactly what she needed seeing as she spent nights going over this since moving into the Darkholme house. Hannah rubbed her shoulder and gave her a hug before disappearing leaving Ginger to her thoughts and a party to return to.

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  The night at the beach was fun but Hannah words replayed in her mind all of Sunday as she debated about going to church with Aaron. He was the only one going but still it would be nice to spend time along with him to so he doesn’t feel as if this transition wasn’t for him too. Maybe she and Aaron could go see a movie together or something. Ginger wanted to have a relationship with each of them after they had gone through the trouble of buying her a birthday gift. That was weird how Hannah told her everything and left.

  Ginger thought, “Why”?

  Being an angel must be more challenging than she imagined. Hell being an orphaned demon had its complications. She has fairy magic thanks to that rouge indigo two years ago. Closing her eyes and meditating was how she would spend her morning.

  Her mom Sonia had been a deviate Buddhist which Ginger had studied her whole life. Yet Thein was a born Hindu so it made her family dynamitic interesting. After meditating Ginger got out her workout clothes and was going to go run for thirty minutes. Stacey saw this.

  Stacey asks, “Mind if I tag along?

  Ginger answers, “Not at all leaving in ten minutes”.

  A few minutes later both girls were out the door.

  Running down the block after stretching felt good as raced toward the airport trying to beat the other. Around the perimeters of the airport and back to the house for a shower.

  Stacey says, “I have a date with Peter”.

  Ginger responds, “Ok. Go get ready then”.

  Twenty minutes later Stacey heads out after saying goodbye.

  She was home alone and decided to call Frost to catch up even if she saw him last night.

  Ginger says, “Wanna met up at the Howard Hughes promenade and grab some food at David & Busters”?

  Frost answers, “Sure see you soon”.

  After eating and catching up Frost told her about the girl he met last night at the beach.

  Frost says, “Crystal Tanner”.

  That moment Ginger momentarily choked on the water she was sipping. Frost was grinning and happy about her as Stacey’s words came tumbling back. Fairies are like sirens and now her friend was hooked to a dangerous woman.

  Ginger thought, “Was this an odd coincidence or just a ploy to get close to her or Stacey”?

  Suddenly Ginger felt maternal and protective of her new family. She needed to protect the people she cared about against Crystal. Listening to Frost explain how she came up to him while she had stepped away to talk to Hannah.

  Stacey was distracted by Peter and Lucy had left by that point. Guadalupe was off on his own like Frost when this creature made her move. Trying to keep her cool Ginger hoped Stacey found out something. They left the restaurant as he dropped her off. Aaron and Yvette were home now so she wasn’t alone. Aaron was in the kitchen making burritos which gave Ginger time to run upstairs and found out everything she could on Crystal.

  Yvette was on the phone as Ginger walked by so she went to her room to write in her journal. It helped to pass the time and clear her mind. By the time she looked up a smiling Yvette was in her doorway.

  Ginger says, “Come in”.

  She motions for her in come over before sitting on the bed.

  She asked, “What was up”?

  Ginger answered, “How well do you know Crystal because Frost was interested”.

  Yvette replies, “So you want to check her out”?

  Ginger says, “Of course”.

  Which led Yvette to explain in detail how they ran into one another and worked together.

  Yvette knew and says, “Crystal is single”.

  All this information was useful but didn’t really tell Ginger if she were dangerous. It seems that Ginger would have to try to read her thoughts again.

  Ginger thought, “What really would be useful if she knew how to control her time ability and perhaps travel to the future? It seemed like cheating but her other psychic visions were the same thing”.

  Leaving Yvette’s room just as Stacey got home and Aaron yelled that dinner was ready. The girls all headed downstairs for burritos and yogurt. Once dinner was over Stacey wanted to cram with Ginger a little bite for the exam since she had classes tomorrow. That was fine with Ginger it stopped her from obsessing about the possibilities of why Crystal asked out Frost.

  Lucy hadn’t texted her back on why she didn’t like her and Stacey only found that Crystal worked with her sister. By the time she went to bed. Ginger was happy she wasn’t the only one concerned. The next day Aaron and Ginger went out to brunch; saw a movie and he quizzed her on math and science. Those were the subjects he was good at.

  Everyone was so supportive that she didn’t feel like an outsider but a family member. Back at home she called up Frost to ask about his date. It went well so maybe she was overreaching after all she had been through.

  It hit her out of nowhere or perhaps it was thinking about Feltus being in league with Crystal. Ginger had a vision of Penelope, a woman that he was about to kill. Ginger dropped her phone with Frost asking was she alright on the other side as she shot the image to Stacey and Aaron. Both met her on her way down the stairs and Stacey was chanting words to open a portal.

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  The portal was in the middle of a suburban neighborhood as Aaron jumped in with Stacey following. Ginger didn’t worry about Yvette who wanted no part of any of this which made her wonder did she. She couldn’t ignore the vision and that meant she was drawn in as she stepped through the portal. The journey was like a warm blanket wrapped around her like a glowing happy feeling. Traveling gave her a happy buzz but a man trying to get inside a small orange car disturbed that.

  Stacey
throws a mental blast at Feltus which Ginger felt. It was a powerful psychic blast that she didn’t need to be hit to feel due to its power. Feltus barely flinched and that scared the shit out of Ginger. She needed more time to figure out what to do. This time she felt her energy expand and stop Feltus in place. He was powerful. She was breathing hard trying to hold him in place.

  Ginger yells, “Get the girl”.

  Stacey was already summoning a portal about the time Aaron pulled her from the car. The portal opened with Aaron pulling a frightened Penelope through the portal. Stacey told her to come on but if she released him who knows what would happen.

  She told her, “Go”.

  Stacey could sense speaking and holding him was getting to be too much for Ginger. Stacey ran through the portal slamming it closed behind her. The silence of the street broke her concentration as a thought hit her.

  Feltus says, “Where the hell was Penelope Elektra Belkins”?

  He was a telepath and a witch like Stacey but he wasn’t an indigo. Before she could react still exhausted he touched her and her subconscious went into red alert. He yelled in agony as she slipped from solid to shadow and drifting through the sky. Flashes of him killing dozen of witches and psychics allowed him to boost his powers.

  The handsome, tall madman of half black and half Samoan almost killed her. He would kill anyone that got in his way. This must have been the challenge that Hannah was worried about. His mind was a landfill of poison and she quickly returned home to check on Penelope.

  Back at the house Penelope was freaking out and asking them to let her go. Ginger walked in the door to Stacey on the phone talking to someone at Legacy. While Yvette and Aaron tried to calm her down. Ginger turned on the empathy to soothe her and figures out why she was flipping out. The girl was a witch so she knew about her powers but had never had an encounter with someone attacking her.

  Ginger listened to her emotions, “It was shock that she could handle”.

  She walked her from the living room to the kitchen which hopefully would calm her. Aaron gave Penelope a glass of water that she gulped down and that seemed to help her out a bit.

  She smiled and said, “Thanks”.

  Aaron replies, “No problem”.

  Penny seemed more rational than a few minutes ago when Ginger came home. Yvette had given her a cookie she made while they were gone. Penny slowly ate it as Stacey went over all she knew about Feltus which Ginger wanted to know as well. The man is a sociopath and has numerous people working for him. He obviously has money so he could afford to have a hit put on her like he did with Stacey.

  Most heard the rumors about Stacey so few were actually afraid to meet her in person and try their luck at battling her. Stacey shrugged at the compliment.

  Penny asked, “You have any art supplies”?

  Ginger thought, “What a strange request”.

  Apparently Shalice had loved to paint and has lots of equipment went unused in boxes.

  Stacey got up to go retrieve them and Ginger saw the pained look on Aaron’s face. Yvette walked over to her father, placing a hand on his shoulder to let him know he wasn’t alone.

  Aaron says, “I am fine”.

  At that moment Stacey returned and sat a sketch pad down with a set of color pencils as Aaron smiled at his daughter his reassurance. Penny didn’t waste a minute once they were in her hands and before Ginger could ask what she was doing. Penny’s eyes were glass clear like marbles as the page filled up of a girl that resembled Penny appeared on the page.

  The other person had feminine features and soon she was leaning in kissing Penny in the drawing. The picture was a stunning portrait as a scream escaped her mouth.

  Penny asks, “Why am I kissing some woman”?

  The demanded question and a shocked and divested Penny made Ginger wonder what was going on.

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  By the expression on Penny’s face it was clear she didn’t know this woman. Her feelings of shock and outrage were real Ginger could attest to that. Stacey stayed quiet as a thought that she knew this woman in the drawing. The stunned Ginger looked at Stacey whose eyes warned to let her explain in private as Aaron said she was an indigo. All eyes turned to him.

  That explained why Feltus was after her. Aaron knew her ability it was called skiagraphia, the ability to draw shadow paintings or pictures of future events. It was closely related to her and Guadalupe’s ability of umbrakinesis (controlling the shadows). Her ability was like Ginger’s, it was unique and few carried it.

  Penny says, “I am straight and loved my husband into I became a widow. I loved him into his abrupt passing”.

  Well Aaron tried to reason maybe there was more to the story or well picture. The future wasn’t always clear and changed all the time. This didn’t please Penny but she left it alone for now. A knock sounded at the door as Yvette went to answer it. Penny was suddenly anxious.

  Stacey says, “Feltus probably isn’t a door using kind of guy. He wouldn’t announance his presence before trying to slaughter us all”.

  Coming into the kitchen was a beautiful Indian woman who introduced herself to Ginger and Penny. She was 5’8, slender like a model and has a presence that can’t be ignored.

  She says, “I am Imani Tamarin Monroe”.

  Imani is an associate with Aaron.

  Imani says, “I am going to be placing you in protective custody so she has no more run-ins with Feltus”.

  Ginger thought, “I would be in the same situation if she hadn’t moved in with them”.

  Penny asked, “What about my dad who is at work? He would be worried when she didn’t come home from work”.

  Penny worked as a curator for an Art museum collecting priceless art pieces.

  Imani states, “No problem”.

  She assured her that it would be taken care of and Aaron was going with her to the office to get everything in order. Stacey mumbled something about emailing her teachers she wouldn’t be in class today, as she emailed them on her phone. Stacey headed towards the steps as she called Ginger telepathically to join her. Yvette started to clean up the kitchen and was going to cook lunch. Ginger said she was going upstairs for a little bit and Yvette nodded her head.

  Before Ginger’s foot could reach the last step Stacey grabbed her hand and she felt a ripple in the air. Their surroundings changed and they were no longer home but outside a huge estate. Stacey has the ability to materialize from place to place but it tired her out and she preferred magic portals. It was possible that Feltus was now tracking portals to try and find Penelope why Imani came over in person via a car.

  Imani is a powerful half witch, half fairy so she could use her powers without exhaustion or magic like Stacey. Stacey was a powerful conjuryer like Shalice had been but magic users had to make sure they didn’t over exert themselves. Stacey knocked on the door and a few seconds later a beautiful African American woman opened the door. Wait Ginger had to look closely but this was the woman Penny had just drawn.

  Chapter 32:

  Ginger was confused standing outside the huge mansion on how Stacey knew this woman. Stacey explained from obviously reading her thoughts that she and Jurnee were friends. She was 5’8, a body of a runner and a sweet, rational and poise outlook to life. Jurnee was a royal princess of African and Indian mixed heritage.

  She says, “I am Jurnee Tempest Hillrender. Come inside”.

  True that she just met Penny a few minutes ago but sneaking behind her back to meet the woman in her drawing felt deceptive. Inside the mansion were cream color walls and bright ceilings in the foyer. Jurnee graciously walked them to her office which was huge. The light blue walls, dark mahogany furniture fit nicely. They sat facing her desk as Jurnee sat before them. Stacey looked at Jurnee waiting for her to begin. Ginger felt Stacey’s anxiety and Jurnee’s calm demeanor which wasn’t just a front but her natural stance.

  Jurnee asked, “Would you like tea and cookies”?

  Ginger responds, “No thank you”.r />
  Jurnee explained, “I am over 300 years old and befriended Stacey a few years back because I have contacts and connections all over the worlds”.

  Ginger wondered, “If they were safe in the lair of a vampire”.

  Jurnee giggled and explain, “I don’t feed on humans like the common vampires that movies portray. I can feed from emotions or a light touch”.

  After years of control from her blood father Demetrius, Jurnee didn’t need to feed like others. Once again another person was connected to Demetrius. Demetrius is over 1000 years old and made three vampires including herself and Victor. Ginger already met Victor and knows he is crafty also is a strategist like Jurnee and rarely interferes with political affairs.